La Ville-du-Bois
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Location within Île-de-France region
La Ville-du-Bois
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Montlhéry |
| Intercommunality | Europ'Essonne |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Meur (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 82–162 m (269–531 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,894 (2006) |
| - Density | 786 /km2 (2,040 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91665/ 91620 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°39′40″N 2°16′07″E / 48.6611°N 2.2687°E
La Ville-du-Bois is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 40 km (25 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known as Urbisylvains.
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[edit] Notable residents
Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou.[1]
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- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
- ^ "Bibliothèque municipale Constantin Andréou" (in French). http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/bibrep_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=DEPT&VALUE_98=91%20&NUMBER=29&GRP=0&REQ=%28%2891%29%20%3aDEPT%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=50&DOM=All. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
[edit] External links
Media related to La Ville-du-Bois at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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